Deseret farmer. (Provo, Utah) 1904-1912, July 17, 1909, Image 4

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4 ' THE DESERET FARMED ""' SAturMy", July i7 i90cj. jIH ' '"H rilB D19SJ31U3T FAJtMEKH (THAT BIG FARM PAPER.)H Combined With "Rocky MoutainM Farming."M Established ioo4M OfTicial Organ of theM Utah State Poultry Association.m Utah Horticultural Society.M Utah Arid Farming Association.H Utah State Dairymen's Association.-H 'Utah State Bee Keepers' Association.H Car River Valley Farmers' Protcc-K tivc and Commercial Association.Hi' Issued every Saturday by the Dcs-ret Farmer Pub Co., 310 State Street,: Salt Lake City, Utah.H Entered as second class matter Dec.H 27, 1905, at the Postoffice at SaltLake City, Utah.H Subscription price $1.00 per yearH (Strictly in Advance.)' Discontinuances.H The publishers must be notified inH writing, at time of expiration, whenH discontinuance of subscription is dc-H sired, and all arrears must be paid.H Advertising rates made known up-H on application. The right is reservedH to reject questionable advertising.B All communication and rcmit-H; tanccs shold be addressed to "TheDcscrct Farmer," 310 State Street,Salt Lake City Utah.B Lewis A. Merrill Editor.J. H. Harper ... Business Mgr.B Salt Lake City, Utah.B Saturday, July 17, 1O00.B UTAH HORTICULTURALLY.B One cannot read the daily papersB ' these days without becoming im-pressed with the idea that .Utah UI destined to be a great horticulturalI state. Only recently a company hasI been organized with the purpose inI -view of taking the waters out fromI Utah Lake onto the lands adjoiningI the lake on the west. These landsI nrc deep and fertile, excellently adap-ted to fruit growing, and have lain1 barren and waste because of a lackI of water supply. If the project nowunder way is feasible, the water isI to be ipumped for these lands, andHthey will be made productive.I A few weeks ago the writer saw aII -small gasoline engine lifting a splcnI rdid stream of water for a small fruitI; .orchard recently set out by Bp. GardI -nor of Lchi. There is a spj candidI, -stream pnd the east we were inform-od w$s not in any way prohibitive.I A beginning only has been made indeveloping Utah's wonderful ifruitIf growing possibilities, and we believethat the time is not far distant whenthis state will be recognized for whatshe is, the 'cading horticultural stalein the West.oTHE STATE BOARD OF HORSECOMMISSIONERSWe arc in receipt of an inquiry inro'ation to the State Board of HorseCommissioners. Our correspondentwants to know as to whether the lawpassed by the Legislature two yearsago, is still in force. The law passed at that time was not changed bythe regent Legislature, and remains onour Statute books.A bulletin has been pr.cparcd andis now in press, which wi'l give allof the information necessary in relation to this work. There is to besome- splendid material in the bulletin, in regard to farm animals, and also a list of the horses and ownersthroughout the state. This list wi'lof course include only such horsesag have been licensed. The bulletinhas been prepared by the Board orI Torse Commissioners, consisting ofDr. IT. J. Frederick, and Prof. JohnT. Cainc, 111.o....ANOTHER JERSEY BREEDERWe arc glad to we'eome anotherbreeder and importer to the Jerseyranks. There has been considerabledifficulty on the part of many whowould have liked to buy Jersey stockbecause of the scarcity of these animals ,for sale within the borders ofour own state and we have for anumber of years now advocated thenecessity of more breeders of livestock in Utah. We are happy therefore to announce that Mr. F. E. Anderson of Roy, has decided to engagein this business. Mr. Anderson hasjust returned from Kansas and Nebraska where he purchased nine cowsand one bull. He will be preparedin the near future to furnish cho!,,canimals of this excellent breed. Inhis purchase he has secured some fineanimals of the Golden Lad, and St.Lambert Strain and most of hissock arc Island bred. Some of hiscows have been prize winners at theState Fairs in the Central West. Webespeak for Mr. Andderson the confidence and patronage of our readers.SOIL FERTILITY.It will no doubt be remembered bymost of our readers that the Bureauof Soils of the United States Department of Agriculture," a few years ago,issued a bulletin in which they tookthe ground that the depiction of thesoil fcrtiHty was not due to a lack ofmineral elements in the soil, but rathcr due to an accumulation of excretafrom the p'ants themselves. Theconclusions from the experimentsand work advocated by the Bureauof Soils was that a proper rotation ofcrops would result in keeping thesoils fertile.The view of the Department didnot meet with ready acceptance. Indeed many of the best authorities inthe United States, including -Dr.Hopkins of the Illinois University,Director Thome of the Ohio Experiment Station, and many others, werevery vigorous in their denunciationof these theories. Dr. Hopkins immediately began a campaign of education a'ong these lines. He has issued a number of bulletins and mademany addresses along these linds,and has so strongly fortified himselfin the position that the Departmentis wrong, that it would seem to usthat the men in the Bureau of Soilswould feci a deep humiliation.Mr. Milton Whitney, who is chiefof the Bureau, has. long been regarded by most of our scientific men as aweakling in the field of soil study.To our mind the retention of Prof.Whitney by secretary Wilson, mottseriously reflects upon the administration. A committee appointed by the American Association of AgriculturalChemists unanimously support Prof.Hopkins in his position.Those who are interested in thissubject would do well to secure acopy of University of Illinois bulerin no. 123. tWe were favored last week with acall from Mr. Louis F. Boyle, whohas just completed his juniot year inthe Agricultural course at CornellUniversity. Mr. Boyle is a Utahproduct, who has been in attendanceat the big University for somethinglike three years. He candidly remarked that his only regret was that-he did not attend our owii Agricu -turalCollege first, and after completing the work there, take a year'swork at Cornell. He feels that the ihigh plane occupied by our own Ag- Iricultural College, and reputation 1;has acquired, not only within our ownborders, but outside, justifies 'thestatement that a young man should 1not go away for his undcr-gradualcwork.Mr. Boyle is making arrangementsto purchase a fruit farm on the Prov.)bench. He will return to Cornellnext year, and after completing his 'course, proposes to engage in fruit 'growing and ipou'try farming in Utah.After looking over the various ficldj ,now opening for progressive younojmen along agricultural lines, he has idecided that it is very questionable Iif there is a place in the country todaythat offers the opportunities alongvarious lines of agriculture that is offered by the glorious old state, inwhich irrigation first found a homein modem times. ITHE DRY FARMING CON- JGRESS. mWe have give considerable space min the Deserct Farmer, of late, to the KDry Farming Congress to be held atBillings, Montana during the latter Bpart of October. We have done thsbecause we feel that no more import-ant convention is to be held this yea". HIt will be the fourth meeting of theCongress, the first one having been Sheld at Denver, the second one at HSalt Lake City, and the third one at AfCheyenne. The committee in charge JHof this coming Congress have been Bexceedingly active in their work, and Barc making every effort to make the Hcoming session a success. There u jBto bo an exhibition of produc'.s Vfrom the dry lands. Last year Utah Hsent no exhibit, and those who 1:- Vtended the Congress were rather hu- f.militated from this cause. The stir-rounding states, who have learned ftheir lesson in dry farming from HUtah, were there with splendid exhibits, and those representing thesestates took great pride in calling attention to their excellence.Utah cannot afford this year tneglect the opportunity of making anexhibit of its products. Dry farmersthroughout the state should se'set